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What gay lingo do you hate the most?

If you’ve ever had a visceral reaction to the words “moist” or “panties,” you know some groupings of consonants and vowels are more grating than others. But what queer lingo gets on your nerves?      

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Gay history shows the power of defining ourselves.

The first people with AIDS chose language that supported health and resilience. It took enormous courage and audacity to push back against the mountain of shame our fellow Americans expected us to bear silently as…      

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Photos of the Kavanaugh confirmation protests.

After weeks of intense debate, the Senate on Saturday voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh was confirmed with a 50-48 vote, with one absence and two senators voting against party lines…      

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Susan Collins lambasted by LGBT groups.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) faced harsh criticism from LGBT rights groups on Friday for her declaration she’d vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement…    

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Are PrEP users villians or heroes?

Gay and bisexual men have differing attitudes towards men who are using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to US research published in Sociology of Health & Illness. A series of focus groups conducted in New York…